Caddy One

20 things you (probably) didn't know about Caddy One

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1 - Power comes from a 6.5-litre diesel

fitted with a supercharger to help haul this beast around. Yet despite this

mammoth power plant, the top speed is only 60 mph and it takes around

15 seconds to reach this.

2 - It is based on a GM truck chassis and weighs a staggering 6,350 kg.

To put that in context, the Rolls-Royce Phantom, one of the biggest cars

on the road, weighs a paltry 2,550 kg in comparison. This is why it only

averages 8 mpg.

3 - A lot of the weight comes from the armor protection.

The body is made up of steel, aluminum, titanium and ceramic.

4 - The glass is five-inches thick and only the windscreen opens, to allow

the driver to talk to secret service running alongside or to pay a toll. It is

also hermetically sealed to secure it from chemical attack.

5 - Should the worst happen, the Beast has its own oxygen supply

6 - The military-grade armor means the doors are eight-inches thick

and weigh as much as a Boeing 747's.

7 - The doors are so thick that the president can't hear any outside

noise, so speakers are built in to play the ambient sound of the crowd.

8 - The underside is reinforced with a Kevlar mat to protect Caddy One

from bomb attacks.

9 - The fuel tank is leak proof and filled with special foam thatprevents

it from exploding, even in a direct hit.

10 - There are two holes in the front bumper that can emit tear gas and

fire smoke grenades.

11 - There is also an infrared video system for the driver to drive through

smoke and night vision cameras for driving in darkness without lights.

12 - Cadillac One normally flies two flags, the American flag and the

Presidential Standard,which are lit up at night with LEDs. When

President is on a state visit, the Presidential Standard is replaced by the

flag of the country he is visiting.

13 - The Beast has a fire fighting system located in the trunk.

14 -Also in the trunk is a bank of the president's blood that is carried

at all times and when he goes out an ambulance always follows close behind.

15 - President gets a presidential limo built to this specification every

four years and the old ones are handed down to vice presidents and

visiting heads of state.

16 - The Obamobile can seat seven, with two seats up front, three rear-

facing ones in the middle, and two at the back, one for the president

and the other for a guest.

17 - Inside, President isn't deprived of his creature comforts; a10-disc CD

player is among the features, as well as sophisticated electronic

communications with direct phones to the White House and internal

Internet.

18 - Defense systems include a pump-action shotgun in a compartment

beside the driver.

19 - The tires are reinforced with Kevlar and can run when flat. If the

tires are missing, the steel rims have been designed to allow the car to

keep on driving at speed.

20 - Caddy One has no specific model name.